Yesterday

Thursday was so much better than it could have been at the start, with Sis crying because of a headache that turned out to be yet another raging ear infection, probably caused by allergies and a poorly-draining ear. After a compensatory lunch following the doctor's appointment, we played outside in the yard to celebrate Earth Day. Sis was intent on collecting garbage so we gathered our gloves and some bags to walk our neighborhood. We went around the corner around our neighbors, also over to the big street, as well as walking the banks of our stream. "It's important to take care of our Earth!" they proclaimed as they picked up cigarette butts, candy wrappers, and random little pieces of paper. I'd say we got about a pound of garbage, maybe--our area was surprisingly clean. Usually there's lots of garbage on our corner, both because things blow there and because all the kids walk past the area on their way home and drop things. After picking up trash, we planted some of the flower seeds Gommie had sent, despite my warnings that it really was too early to plant seeds in CT. But we put them in window boxes that can be moved onto the porch should a freeze threaten. Maybe we'll have some marigolds and larkspur in a few months! And then we played--scooters, tricycles, and random backyard dramatic play, which they continued when babysitter arrived and I left to run errands--physical therapy, breadmaking consultation (more on this soon), coffee. All of which means, even if it wasn't overt, it was our own kind of show-the-kids-what-I-do-kinda-day.